Let your child help sort items around the home, such as the cutlery before or after eating, or the clothes that have been washed. Suggest ways that your toddler can put blocks and toys away, such that those of the same type or colour are put in the same container or box.
As early as the first year of life, babies develop theories about how the world of people, other living things, objects and numbers operate. Researchers found that these foundational theories are not simply isolated forms of knowledge, but play a profound role in children's everyday lives and subsequent learning.
Sorting items helps your toddler develop hand-eye coordination, notice patterns and properties of things they are holding (same or different) and builds categorisation skills. All these skills help lay the foundation for cognitive development. Read more at CD-EXP-C03.